Factors

Instrumental tenderness

Flavor

Juiciness

Tenderness

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Breed

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Arsi

40.60^a ± 0.51

6.97^b± 0.51

6.51^c ± 0.40

6.65^c ± 0.57

Borana

20.34^b ± 4.06

7.37^a ± 0.63

7.06^a ± 0.32

7.37^a ± 0.70

Harar

18.55^b ± 5.34

7.26^a ± 0.44

6.76^b ± 0.24

7.02^b ± 0.43

Age

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A × B

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NS

NS